# Christiana, Saint Elizabeth Parish – Communities & Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/christiana/

Development area · Saint Elizabeth Parish 

# Christiana

Christiana is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **5.91 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.9km²
- 1community

## Where is Christiana?

Christiana lies in [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 1 other development area: [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/). By area it is the 113th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 0.5% of [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/). The centre of Christiana is about 91 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 27 km from Black River, the main town of Saint Elizabeth Parish. The centre point is at 17.8877° N, 77.6444° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Know before you go: Christiana

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay74 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen88 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 30 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:37).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Communities of Christiana

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Top Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/christiana/top-hill/) 5.9 2 0 

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Christiana

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Christiana.

- Roun-A-Tenk
- Top Hill

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Christiana and the best time to visit

In Christiana, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 43 

Feb 26 23 

Mar 26 36 

Apr 27 51 

May 28 126 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 95 

Sep 28 128 

Oct 27 162 

Nov 26 92 

Dec 26 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Quick answers

- Where is Christiana?In Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Christiana?Junction
- What time zone is Christiana in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Christiana?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Christiana?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Christiana?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Christiana?November to April and June to August
- What is the P-code of Christiana?JM0903 (OCHA common operational dataset)